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Gout?
Drink Coffee!

High
levels of uric acid in the blood are related to incidence of gout, which
is the most common form of arthritis among adult males. Since coffee is
one of the most commonly-consumed beverages in the world, does it have
an effect on the incidence of gout?

Over
14,000 American adults over 20 years of age were surveyed between 1988
and 1994, as part of a long-term research program (Arthr Care Res 2007;57(5):816-821).
Their blood levels of uric acid were measured, and the participants were
also asked about their intake of coffee and tea and whether those were
caffeinated or uncaffeinated.

Finally,
the levels of beverage intake, caffeine intake, and blood levels of uric
acid were analyzed, taking into account such variables as age, sex, Body
Mass Index, and so on. Interestingly, they found that uric acid levels
were lower in those who drank 6 or more cups of coffee per day, even when
the coffee was decaffeinated. Caffeine levels, it seemed, had nothing to
do with the blood levels of uric acid, and therefore with incidences of
gout. In fact, those who drank 6 or more cups of coffee per day were only
two-thirds as likely to have high blood levels of uric acid than those
who drank one or less cups of coffee per day. The threshold of effectiveness
appeared to be at least four cups of coffee per day.

What
this means for you

If
you have gout, it seems clear at least from this research that coffee will
not affect your blood uric acid levels. (Only one other study has looked
at this question in the past.) Indeed, drinking coffee, caffeinated or
not, may well help. On the other hand, we know from other studies that
drinking beer can lead to increases in uric acid levels in the blood. So
pass on the beer; bring on the coffee!